2006-09-02 19:52:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it belongs in the sifi section or the fantasy section with fairy tailes
2006-09-02 23:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off... Check a dictionary. The word, fiction, has more than one definition. I'm guessing you're using this word to mean lies or untruths. Fiction also means a story purposely written as a story made up by the author. I'm guessing that the writers of the Bible (or the Koran or any other religious sacred texts) would seriously doubt anyone's assertion that their sacred texts were purposely written as novels.
Unlike some YahooAnswers answerers and questioners, libraries/librarians try not to be overly judgemental in answering questions or providing information/material/services within their libraries.
Whether one doubts the veracity of a work such as the Bible or not, this work has a place in a library within a cataloging classification system such as the Dewey Decimal System or the Library of Congress Classification System that is different from a piece written by its author as a work of fiction.
"Non-Fiction" within a library doesn't mean that everybody agrees that a work is "truthful." It just means that the works within that area were not specifically written to be novels, children's storybooks, fantasy, etc.
If titles in a library had to be "proven" to be "factual" there would be very little in the non-fiction area... and the terms fiction and non-fiction would probably need to be changed to "factual" and "non-factual."
So the answer to your question is, "No." Libraries haven't moved the Bible or any other religious text to the fiction section.
Please try some other area of society to use in your attempt to belittle others' religious beliefs. You might succeed in achieving a level of humor there that fell pretty flat with this "question."
Bill
2006-09-03 23:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by Grumpy Kansan 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. It is a historical reference in the history section in non-fiction at GA State University.
2006-09-03 02:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by Pinkish Marsh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this day and age I'd probably say it is true. They take it out of the fact section and replace it with Dan Browns 'Da Vinci Code'. There's a book with a lot of facts....except for the 6 errors it's got on every page. But in this post-modern culture, we don't bother with minor details like what's true and what's not.
2006-09-03 03:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by upsman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try visiting a library some time. They aren't that progressive.
2006-09-03 02:57:28 · answer #5 · answered by Grist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it should be in religion.
At my library it is found in the mythology section.
2006-09-03 02:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by Mere Mortal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't be surprised if they did. Evolution is in the non-fiction section.
2006-09-03 02:55:36 · answer #7 · answered by BadGirlGimpy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no clue. who goes to the library for the bible anyway???
2006-09-03 02:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by niransmami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
It's also true that they removed gullible from the dictionary.
2006-09-03 03:05:11 · answer #9 · answered by Cookiemobsta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it would be in the religion section. (Ignoring the flammability of your question.)
2006-09-03 02:54:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋